Bithumb Hacked for $19 Million, Insider Job Suspected

The leading South Korean crypto exchange has lost around $19 million in digital assets in a recent attack. As announced by the Bithumb on March 30, the platform detected some “abnormal withdrawal” at around ...

Bithumb Launches OTC Trading Desk ‘Ortus’

In a bid to serve the institutional clients in the crypto market, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has launched an over-the-counter (OTC) trading desk. Branded as “Ortus,” the platform will execu...

BTHMB Merges with Blockchain Industries for US Listing

US-listed Blockchain Industries, on Tuesday, announced that it has signed a binding letter of intent with Singapore-based holding company BTHMB, which is being renamed Blockchain Exchange Alliance (BXA). Thi...

Millions of Dollars Stolen from Bithumb of South Korea

Bithumb, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, has been hacked to the tune of 35 billion won, according to Yonhap News. This figure is equal to about $31.6 million. https://twitter.com/Bi...

Bithumb Reports Exploding Profits in 2017

Bithumb, South Korea’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, has reported that its profits rose by a factor of 171 in 2017, according to Coindesk Korea. Bithumb handles around $200 million in daily trading volume...

Bithumb to Bring Bitcoin ATMs and Kiosks to South Korea

Addressing the addiction of South Korean society to cryptocurrency, the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange – Bithumb – is planning to bring Bitcoin ATMs and kiosks to the tiny peninsular nation, accord...